PLUSH
Raleigh, NC, 2003

The program is for a Shoe Store of 1,000 SF in an existing shopping center. Included in the program is display and customer area, office, transaction counter, bathroom and shoe storage. The budget for the store was $ 40,000. The main display area is configured as a square/cubic volume with six sides including the central floor panel and ceiling plane. The sides are paired and complementary as a gesture to the mirror image of a pair of shoes. The geometry of the space is both vertical and horizontal and the square geometry is extended by enlarging the basic square unit and overlapping and extending the space. Light, proportion and simple materials are used to offset the budget constraints and provide a background of simple elegance for the display of the shoes.

KENNETH E HOBGOOD architects